Apple once again dominates smartphone profit, collects record 85% share

The smartphone industry churns on notoriously thin margins for handset manufacturers - eliminating storied but uncompetitive brands like Nokia, BlackBerry, Palm and HTC over the years

Apple Inc.’s iPhone set a new high for its share of profits from global smartphone sales in 2022, after navigating a dire year for the industry better than competitors.
 

The Cupertino, California-based tech giant collected 85% of operating profit and 48% of revenue from smartphone sales over the course of the year, new Counterpoint Research estimates showed. Both were new peaks for the company, 15 years into the iPhone’s time on the market, and the firm’s flagship device also scored its biggest proportion of global smartphone shipments.

The smartphone industry churns on notoriously thin margins for handset